Here’s a taste of some of the latest news stories about plant health:
- Finland: Colorado beetles could spend winter in fields
Fresh Plaza, 25 October 2011 - Kenya restricts banana seedling movements to contain disease
FreshFruitPortal.com, 24 October 2011 - Building capacity to overcome wheat rusts
CIMMYT’s blog, 25 October 2011 - Breakthrough for flood-tolerant crops
Farmers Weekly, 21 October 2011 - Severe damage to coconut cultivation in Sri Lanka due to leaf disease
Fresh Plaza, 18 October 2011 - Latin American melon farmers could suffer from U.S. disease scare
FreshFruitPortal, 18Â October 2011 - US: $5.7 million grant awarded to fight stink bugs
Fresh Plaza, 18 October 2011 - Light leaf spot risk set to remain high
Farmers Weekly, 17 October 2011 - US: Citrus pest again seen in Nogales
Fresh Plaza, 13 October 2011 - Climate change could spread major coffee pest
SciDev.net, 12 October 2011
If there’s another news story you’d like to highlight, please post a comment.
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